TASMANIANS will be hit with a 3.5 per cent increase in water from the beginning of next month and they have been warned increases beyond the next period are likely to be higher.

Plans to bring the Spirit of Tasmania IV home have been delayed.

THE Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is continuing important research into how the process of making sparkling wine may help mitigate the impacts of smoke taint.

Hay merchants are urging farmers to get in early with their hay orders, with feeding already underway and the price of hay expected to climb steadily.

The cost of the proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart has risen by $170m.

Senator Jacqui Lambie has retained her seat after a close race with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation candidate Lee Hanson.

The 2025 federal election has redrawn the map of Australian politics, especially for agriculture.

Drought-resilient pastures, thriving apple orchards, and innovations in agricultural technology are just some of the research projects undertaken by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture in 2024.

THE Australian wool market endured a bit more turmoil last week with the global economic and political scene once again being upended by Mr Trump – however the outcome was mostly positive this time.

A FORMER Flinders Island farm girl has made good as a Campbell Town school teacher – a journey that Liz Webber looks back on with no regrets.